pink power
in parallel theme with the Men’s Story Project (male oppression in a patriarchal society) and thinking about the “American Dream” theme for this year’s burning man (what is freedom?), Holden @ San Francisco Love Story reminded me of a perspective-shifting article i read months ago, in snarky Vice Magazine of all places, about an incredibly brave group of women battling oppression in india:
A Flux of Pink Indians:
The Gulabi Gang Hate Men, and Rightfully So
And this might not come as a surprise to you, but let’s say out loud right now that India is also not exactly a haven for equal rights for women. Domestic violence and general second-class citizenship for females is the way it goes around here.
In the midst of this plight, a group of vigilantes who call themselves the Gulabi Gang (gulabi means “pink”) is fighting, often literally, for equality. The gang is made up of over 10,000 women, all of whom wear the Gulabi uniform of pink saris. They specialize in the lathi, a traditional Indian fighting stick. Does this sound too good to be true? We thought so too until we went there and met them for ourselves. These amazing women are totally for real and could totally break your knees with one swing of their battle poles.
their stories are at once uplifting and hearbreaking. i highly recommend reading it.
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